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Mayor fears Rocky Mountain coal-mining concerns will be ignored after meeting Kenney

EDMONTON — An Alberta mayor says he's concerned a massive public outcry over coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains will be ignored after hearing Premier Jason Kenney tell him he remains an "unapologetic supporter" of the industry.

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Court of Appeal reserves decision on Alberta ID policy for supervised drug-use sites

EDMONTON — Judges from Alberta's top court have reserved a decision on a request to stop a provincial policy that personal identification be shown to get into supervised consumption sites.

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Top News Advisory for Thursday, Jan. 27

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

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Alberta nurses ratify contract that includes 4.25 per cent wage increase over 4 years

EDMONTON — Alberta's nurses have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, closing the book on what the union calls some of the most contentious and bruising negotiations in its history.

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Erin O'Toole prepares to face his caucus as findings from election loss presented

OTTAWA — Erin O'Toole faced restive MPs and grassroots questions about his leadership on the first day of a Conservative caucus retreat — and worse could be yet to come Thursday when MPs are presented with a long-awaited post mortem on the party's election loss.

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2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts standings

Schedule for the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, held Jan. 28-Feb. 6 at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont. (all times Eastern):

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Man faces charges after alleged attack on Muslim woman near Edmonton mosque: police

EDMONTON — A man is facing charges after an alleged attack on a Muslim woman near a mosque in Edmonton, a city that has seen several similar assaults in the last few years.

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Patient dies while waiting for treatment in central Alberta hospital emergency ward

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says a patient has died in hospital in Red Deer while awaiting care in the emergency ward.

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Top Western Canada news on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022

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Budget officer finds $1B orphan well liability by 2025; critics claim underestimate

The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected from industry to pay for it.

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Flames leave Blues, Binnington shellshocked in 7-1 romp

CALGARY, Alberta — With Ville Husso taking over the net by storm, Monday was a big night for Jordan Binnington — a night to reclaim some of his turf with the Blues.

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Alberta responds as COVID-19 calls swamping emergency medical response

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping says an emergency response crisis in southern Alberta last week highlights the need to do more to alleviate stress in a network dangerously strained by COVID-19 and other factors.

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Transportation Safety Board investigating helicopter crash in central Alberta

CAMROSE, Alta. — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is investigating a helicopter crash in central Alberta on the weekend.

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Teen girl dies, two others critically injured in collision in northern Alberta

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — RCMP in northern Alberta say they are investigating a three-vehicle collision in which a 16-year-old girl died and two other teens were critically injured.

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Former judge to review call from suspended Alberta justice minister to police chief

EDMONTON — A retired judge from Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench is to determine whether suspended justice minister Kaycee Madu interfered with the administration of justice.

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Alberta man faces child pornography charges after investigation with U.S. authorities

DRUMHELLER, Alta. — RCMP in southern Alberta say a man is facing child luring and child pornography charges after being alerted by authorities in the United States.

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Warmth spreads avalanche danger through southern B.C., western Alberta: forecaster

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A warning from Avalanche Canada about warm weather increasing the avalanche risk has been expanded through southeastern B.C.

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Alberta RCMP investigating after child found wandering on highway near St. Paul

ST. PAUL, ALBERTA — Alberta RCMP say they are investigating after a child was found wandering on a highway near a town northeast of Edmonton earlier this week.

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Kenney says he was unaware until this week of justice minister's call to police chief

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he didn’t know until this week that his justice minister had called Edmonton’s police chief 10 months earlier about a traffic ticket.

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Premier Jason Kenney says early signs suggest Alberta has surpassed peak COVID cases

CALGARY — Premier Jason Kenney says there are early signs Alberta has "reached and surpassed" peak COVID-19 cases in the fifth wave as provincial hospitalizations surge to numbers never seen before.

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'Not ready': Alberta police chiefs say too soon to support decriminalizing drugs

CALGARY — The association that represents Alberta police chiefs says it's too soon to decriminalize illicit drugs.

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Avalanche danger posted for B.C. and Alberta backcountry users

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A special avalanche warning has been posted for recreational backcountry users in several regions of B.C. and Alberta as warm temperatures make the snowpack unstable.

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